HC Deb 27 June 1988 vol 136 cc83-5W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Minister for the Arts (1) what information he has as to what percentage of the total budget of (a) the National theatre, (b) the Royal Shakespeare Company, (c) the Royal Exchange theatre, Manchester, (d) the Royal Court, (e) the Crucible theatre, Sheffield and (f) the Liverpool playhouse has been spent on (i) productions, (ii) administration and (iii) marketing in each of the last five years;

(2) whether he will publish a table showing (a) the total budget, (b) earned income and (c) income from sponsorship and expressing both (b) and (c) as a percentage of (a) for (i) the Derby playhouse, (ii) the Belgrave theatre, Coventry, (iii) the Yvonne Arnaud theatre, Guildford, (iv) the Salisbury playhouse, (v) the Theatre Royal, Bristol, (vi) the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, (vii) The Bolton Octagon and (viii) the Victoria theatre, Stoke on Trent in each of the last five years;

(3) what information he has as to what has been the advertising and marketing budget for (a) the Royal Opera house, (b) the English National opera, (c) Kent opera and (d) Opera North in each of the last five years;

(4) what information he has as to what has been the advertising and marketing budget for (a) the National theatre, (b) the Royal Exchange theatre, Manchester, (c) the Royal Court, (d) the Royal Shakespeare Company, (e) the Sheffield Crucible theatre, (f) the Leeds playhouse, (g) the Liverpool playhouse and (h) the Theatre Royal, Bristol in each of the last five years;

(5) whether he will publish a table showing (a) the total budget, (b) earned income, and (c) income from sponsorship and expressing both (b) and (c) as a percentage of (a) for (i) the National theatre, (ii) the Royal Shakespeare Company, (iii) the Royal Exchange, Manchester, (iv) the Sheffield Crucible theatre, (v) the Liverpool playhouse, (vi) the Birmingham repertory theatre and (vii) the Royal Court, (viii) the Leeds playhouse in each of the last five years;

(6) what information he has as to what has been the education budget of (a) the Royal ballet, (b) Sadler's Wells ballet, (c) the London Festival ballet and (d) the Ballet Rambert in each of the last five years;

(7) what information he has as to what has been the education budget of (a) the Royal Opera house, (b) the English National opera, (c) Kent opera and (d) Opera North in each of the last five years;

(8) what information he has as to what has been the education budget of (a) the National theatre, (b) the Royal Shakespeare Company, (c) the Royal Exchange theatre, Manchester, (d) the Royal Court, (e) the Crucible theatre, Sheffield, (f) the Liverpool playhouse and (g) the Leeds playhouse in each of the last five years;

(9) whether he will publish a table showing (a) the total budget, (b) earned income, and (c) income from sponsorship and expressing both (b) and (c) as a percentage of (a) for (i) the Royal Opera house, (ii) the English National opera, (iii) Kent opera and (iv) Opera North in each of the last five years;

(10) what information he has as to what has been the advertising and marketing budget for (a) the Royal ballet, (b) Sadler's Wells ballet, (c) the London Festival ballet and (d) Ballet Rambert in each of the last five years;

(11) whether he will publish a table showing (a) the total budget, (b) earned income and (c) income from sponsorship and expressing both (b) and (c) as a percentage of (a) for (i) the Royal ballet, (ii) Sadler's Wells ballet, (iii) the London Festival ballet and (iv) Ballet Rambert in each of the last five years.

Mr. Luce

This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.